SPRINGFIELD, Vt. – Back by popular demand, Gallery at the VAULT is very pleased to offer Chinese Calligraphy with Jonathan Root on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is a relaxing and most enjoyable class.
You will study Chinese calligraphy with brush, introducing you to standard works of calligraphy as seen throughout Chinese history, with a particular emphasis on the great calligraphers of the Tang dynasty, in particular Ou Yang Xun.
You will learn the foundations of character development, including strokes, stroke order, and Lin Tie, which is a method of modeling specific characters from a tablet of a great calligrapher. You will place the character in a square, typically with grids, which allows you to copy and imitate the character itself. This will give you an understanding of the stroke order. A focus will be on regular script, however both cursive script and grass script will be considered. Jonathan will also consider the famous Orchid Pavilion.
Jonathan Root grew up in Chester, Vt. He learned Chinese calligraphy in China, where he lived for two years, and has been studying and practicing ever since. Jonathan received his bachelor’s in mathematics from the College of the Holy Cross, and his doctorate in mathematics from Boston University.
Brush, ink, paper weight, and felt mat will be provided, but bring your own if you have them. The registration fee is discounted for gallery members. Please register by Wednesday, Feb. 14.
Gallery at the VAULT is located at 68 Main Street in Springfield. The gallery is open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, from 11 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Fridays, from 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. For more information, call 802-885-7111, email galleryvault@vermontel.net, or visit www.galleryvault.org or the gallery’s Facebook page. The gallery is handicap accessible.